Other News from Participating Centers

STF admite amicus curiae apresentado pelo NPJ

Ação discute prorrogação indeterminada da proteção de patentesEm despacho publicado no último dia 23 de fevereiro, o Ministro Luiz Fux admitiu pedido de amicus curiae formulado pelo Núcleo de Prática Jurídica (NPJ) da Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro da FGV (Direito Rio), nos autos da Ação Direita de Inconstitucionalidade (ADI) nº 5.529, que trata do artigo 40, parágrafo único, da Lei 9.279/1996, que regula direitos e obrigações relativos à propriedade industrial.

HHU präsentiert sich in Iran

Auf Einladung des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung ist die HHU gemeinsam mit anderen forschungsstarken Universitäten und Wissenschaftsorganisationen Teilnehmer des "Deutschen Tags der Wissenschaften" an der Iran University of Science and Technology und der Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in Iran. Ziel ist die Anbahnung von Forschungs- und Bildungskooperationen sowie die gegenseitige Information über Fördermöglichkeiten.

107° Mercoledì di Nexa - Il futuro dell'istruzione e della formazione professionale (IFP)

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Alessandro Brolpito e Cesare Onestini (European Training Foundation)
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Erkämpfte Karrieren: Professorinnen an der HHU

In den 1980er Jahren, nach Gründung der Universität Düsseldorf im Jahre 1965, begann die Institutionalisierung der Frauenförderung an den Hochschulen in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Die Tafelausstellung gibt einen Überblick über Pionierinnen an der Medizinischen Akademie sowie Ersternennungen und erste Habilitationen von Frauen an der Universität Düsseldorf. Ein umfassender historischer Exkurs leitet in das Thema ein. Ein Blick auf die Gleichstellung an der HHU sowie auf Netzwerke von und Förderprogramme für Wissenschaftlerinnen an der HHU runden die Ausstellung ab.

Liquid democracy uses blockchain to fix politics, and now you can vote for it

Danny Crichton at TechCrunch: “…Confidence in Congress remains pitifully low, driven by perceived low ethical standards and an increasing awareness that politics is 

How AI-Driven Insurance Could Reduce Gun Violence

Jason Pontin at WIRED: “As a political issue, guns have become part of America’s endless, arid culture wars, where Red and Blue tribes skirmish for political and cultural advantage. But what if there were a compromise? Economics and machine learning suggest an answer, potentially acceptable to Americans in both camps.

Epistemic Public Reason: A Formal Model of Strategic Communication and Deliberative Democracy

Paper by Brian Kogelmann and Benjamin Ogden: “Epistemic democrats argue that democratic institutions are uniquely suited to select optimal or good policies. Part of why this is so is due to the role deliberation plays in a well-functioning democracy. Yet deliberative democrats disagree about how democratic discourse ought to proceed. Thus, it is unclear what kind of deliberation the epistemic democratic thinks will aid in the selection of good policies.

Strategies for Governing: The Foundation of Public Administration

Book by Alasdair S. Roberts: “The leaders of modern-day states face an extraordinary challenge. They must devise a strategy for leading their countries toward security, order, prosperity, well-being and justice. They must design and build institutions that will put their strategy into practice. And they must deal with the vicissitudes of time and chance, adapting strategies and institutions in response to altered circumstances and unexpected events.

Data-Driven Regulation and Governance in Smart Cities

Chapter by Sofia Ranchordas and Abram Klop in Berlee, V. Mak, E. Tjong Tjin Tai (Eds), Research Handbook on Data Science and Law (Edward Elgar, 2018): “This paper discusses the concept of data-driven regulation and governance in the context of smart cities by describing how these urban centres harness these technologies to collect and process information about citizens, traffic, urban planning or waste production.

Prediction, Judgment and Complexity

NBER Working Paper by Agrawal, Ajay and Gans, Joshua S. and Goldfarb, Avi: “We interpret recent developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) as improvements in prediction technology. In this paper, we explore the consequences of improved prediction in decision-making. To do so, we adapt existing models of decision-making under uncertainty to account for the process of determining payoffs.

No One Owns Data

Paper by Lothar Determann: “Businesses, policy makers, and scholars are calling for property rights in data. They currently focus particularly on the vast amounts of data generated by connected cars, industrial machines, artificial intelligence, toys and other devices on the Internet of Things (IoT).

Social media helplines for positive and safe school climates - iCanHelpline

How do youth allies promote young people’s critical thinking on privacy, in informal learning contexts in the Americas? This blog post is part of a series showcasing the work of different organizations at the intersection of youth development, digital rights, and online safety.
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Who: Anne Collier by iCanHelpline.org (run by The Net Safety Collaborative)
What: A social media helpline for schools

Youth and privacy in the Americas: a blog post series

How do allies who work with youth, in informal learning contexts in the Americas, promote critical thinking on privacy?

Social Media Helplines for Positive and Safe School Communities – icanhelpline

How do youth allies promote young people’s critical thinking on privacy, in informal learning contexts in the Americas? This blog post is part of a series showcasing the work of different organizations at the intersection of youth development, digital rights, and online safety. Quick facts Who: Anne Collier by iCanHelpline.org (run by The Net Safety Collaborative) What: A social media helpline for schools Mission/vision: To help U.S. schools and districts reduce cyberbullying and grow student […]

Quality of life, big data and the power of statistics

Paper by Shivam Gupta in Statistics & Probability Letters: “Quality of life (QoL) is tied to the perception of ‘mea

The Global Lives Project and Platforms for Building Empathy & Connection

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featuring founder and Executive Director, David Harris

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How can a multimedia project build empathy and connect the experiences of humanity around the globe?

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Alunos da FGV Direito Rio participam da 13ª Competição Internacional de Mediação Empresarial da Câmara de Comércio Internacional (CCI).

 
A FGV Direito Rio esteve representada em Paris durante os dias 2 a 7 de fevereiro na 13ª Competição Internacional de Mediação Empresarial da Câmara de Comércio Internacional (CCI). A competição da CCI é a mais importante do mundo na área da mediação e recebe, todos os anos, um seleto grupo de universidades. Essa foi a primeira vez que uma universidade do Rio de Janeiro conseguiu se inscrever como participante.

CEO Succession at the Internet Society – Status update (Feb 2018)

This is a status update on where we are in the CEO search process. In my last note to the community, I explained that we were finishing the selection of a search firm to support us during the process and that we were planning to launch an open call for candidates in February.
After issuing an RFP and conducting a set of interviews with several firms, the CEO Search Committee selected a search firm. The selected firm is Perrett Laver.

​NTU Singapore and Alibaba Group launch joint research institute on Artificial Intelligence technologies

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Aktion der „WDR-Tauschreporter“: Gemälde aus dem 17. Jahrhundert bringt 3.000 Euro für Elterninitiative Kinderkrebsklinik

 „Wir freuen uns sehr über diese Summe. Denn sie hilft, die Versorgung der kranken Kinder hier an der Uniklinik Düsseldorf zu verbessern. Erst vor kurzem konnten wir für die Kinder und ihre Familien eine Skifreizeit organisieren. Solche Angebote können wir nur realisieren, weil wir Spenden erhalten wie diese. Daher gilt mein Dank allen Spendern. Manche unterstützen uns schon seit Jahren, andere machen Sammlungen bei Events in der Firma oder im Familien- oder Freundeskreis. Jeder Euro hilft“, so Andre Zappey, Vorstand der Initiative.